More indications of Apple iPod refresh September 9
The buzz from analysts who have begun to speak out about what they expect to see during an Apple event that for now has only been rumored, lends new credence to the theory that iPods could be revamped as soon as 9/9.
JupiterResearch analyst Mark Mulligan says he would like to see Apple start to offer pre-loaded content, and like many analysts, continued to beat the drum for an iTunes subscription offering.
Psystar plans to use antitrust defense against Apple
Attorneys for the makers of Mac OS X-compatible computers told reporters Tuesday they plan to argue that Apple's EULA violates provisions of the Sherman and Clayton antitrust laws.
Lead Psystar counsel Colby Springer of Carr & Ferrell said at a press conference this afternoon that his firm plans to raise questions of improperly tying Mac OS X to Apple-labeled hardware under the Sherman Antitrust Act, and claims of attempted monopoly and exclusive dealings under the Clayton Antitrust Act.
EA, Take-Two take talks behind closed doors
The two companies have signed a confidentiality agreement which should keep the details of the talks secret.
Take-Two would only discuss its future product plans with EA if it had some type of assurance that such discussions would be held in private. EA agreed, and took its hostile bid for its smaller rival off the table.
ITunes access returns to China following block
After having lost complete access to iTunes for nearly a week, for reasons that may have had to do with the music store featuring an album supporting Tibetan freedom, users in China report they can download music once again.
The first reports of connectivity issues surfaced on Monday, in timing that seemed to coincide with iTunes' release of a pro-Tibet album. While access to that particular album still appears to be restricted, the rest of the store returned this week.
Nokia debuts N79, N85 smart phones
The Finnish phone maker is expected Tuesday to take the lid off the two newest additions to its N-Series line of smart phones.
Nokia appears to be replacing two phones in its lineup, the earlier released N78 and N81. The N78 has been out since the 3GSM conference earlier this year, just recently making its way to the US: the N81 since late summer of last year.
FCC decision could affect Verizon-Alltel deal
The agency will not take action on revising roaming laws which allow a carrier to reject a proposal for "piggy-back" carriage, if the requesting carrier already owned spectrum in the same market.
Earlier, US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin had proposed that the rules would be changed to allow smaller carriers that owned such spectrum a period of four years to use it, or choose to give the spectrum back and continue roaming.
More HTC Dream details revealed through FCC
The latest FCC filings indicate the HTC Dream will be roughly the same length as the iPhone 3G, although slightly thinner.
An iPhone 3G measures in at 115.2 millimeters by 61.2 millimeters: the Dream will be 115 mm by 55 mm, according to documents that were available for a time through the FCC's Web site. No doubt HTC's Dream, widely believed to soon become the first "Googlephone," will likely be thicker than the iPhone since it will include a slide out QWERTY keyboard.
NBC failed to leverage Web for Olympic video, say reports
The TV network lagged behind competitor Yahoo in terms of traffic to its Olympic themed Web site, while its decision to limit Web video may have crippled online advertising revenue.
Although during the first three days of the Summer Olympic Games, NBCOlympics.com was able to hold onto the top spot, Yahoo's Olympic-themed site was able to beat NBC's since Day 4 in the race for Web eyeballs, according to Nielsen.
Ziff Davis indefinitely postpones DigitalLife, blames the economy
The yearly technology expo that had become a centerpiece of New York City's Digital Technology Week, and a viable alternative to CES has been postponed for 2008.
This morning, prospective attendees and exhibitors to the annual event, found this notice in small print, on the lower right corner of the event's Web site: "The DigitalLife event planned for September 25-28, 2008 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City has been postponed. Please check back for details on DigitalLife 2009."
Intel works on wireless laptop battery recharging
The groundwork may have been laid by Nikola Tesla for wireless transmission of electricity, but Intel is putting it to good use through a new effort to charge a laptop in much the same manner.
At the Intel Developer's Forum in San Francisco this week, a demonstration was shown where researchers were able to power a 60 watt light bulb from an energy source that was three feet away. About 75% of the power from the source was retained.
Pro-Tibet album may be behind China iTunes block
Users of Apple's music store in China have been reporting problems downloading music since the beginning of the week.
Chinese authorities have not directly confirmed blocking iTunes. Requests for comment have gone unanswered, or reporters have been told officials had no information on the block. However, the timing of this latest blockage seems to coincide with the release of a pro-Tibet album by the Art of Peace Foundation, which was released on Sunday.
Apple makes e-mail harvesting easy with MobileMe
A curiously simple oversight may have opened every MobileMe user to the risk of having their e-mail address harvested just by looking through the company's iDisk folder hierarchy.
Specifically, the oversight appears to be that every MobileMe user's iDisk folder is named with the exact same username as his or her e-mail address. All a spammer would need to do is add '@me.com' to this information, and the legitimate e-mail address is complete.
McKinnon's extradition delayed again over human rights
EU courts have asked Great Britain to not send the accused mastermind of a DOD systems break-in to the US, in order that they can review his complaint that conditions in US prisons are inhumane.
Gary McKinnon is accused of "the biggest military hack of all time:" breaking into computer systems owned by the Pentagon, US Army, the Navy, and NASA systems. Motivated by a search for real-world evidence of UFOs, he is accused of doing $700,000 worth of damage to the computers he broke into.
UK law firm looks to begin prosecuting file sharers
Davenport Lyons has been working with the music industry in the UK to sniff out P2P users. Now it will ask the UK courts to force ISPs to release information to identify them.
The firm is looking to identify about 7,000 individuals in total. Representatives said they will seek an order from the High Court Wednesday, and will use the information to launch civil suits against those individuals.
FTC clears EA's bid for Take-Two, talks continue
The FTC has given EA the go-ahead to purchase the smaller rival, and EA has indicated that it had shifted strategies away from a hostile bid to more friendly talks.
US Federal Trade Commission approval of the deal had been something that was eluding EA for several months now. Along the way, the agency had extended its own deadline to approve the merger, most recently in early July until this Thursday.
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